Save money when you drop off recycling at Silverstream Landfill's Zero Waste Hub!
When you bring both general waste and recyclable or reusable items to Silverstream Landfill Transfer Station between 10am – 3pm, seven days a week, you can receive a discount on your visit through the Zero Waste Hub.
The more we can recover from your load, the less you pay.
How to qualify for a voucher
Before you arrive
To help us recover as much as possible from your load:
- Check your load for recyclable or reusable items
- Separate them from general waste
- Keep them easy to access (on top or at the back of your load)
How it works
- Sort your load before you arrive
Separate recyclable and reusable items so they’re easy to access. - Head to the Zero Waste Hub first
When you arrive at Silverstream landfill transfer station, visit the Zero Waste Hub before unloading. - We identify recoverable items
Our Zero Waste team will check your load and let you know which items can be diverted from landfill. - Unload items into the correct bays
You’ll be directed to drop off accepted items into the relevant bays. - Receive your discount voucher
Your discount is based on how much of your load can be recovered (up to 50%). - Dispose of remaining waste
Take the rest of your load to the rubbish pit. - Claim your discount
Present your voucher to our staff at the kiosk on your way out.
Important information
- Vouchers are available 7 days a week, 10am–3pm
- Vouchers are valid for 30 minutes during your visit only
- One voucher can be issued per visit
- If no staff are available (e.g. due to sickness), please return another day
What can be recovered at the Zero Waste Hub?
Our team can help you recover a range of items, to reduce what goes to landfill and increase your discount voucher.
Accepted: Furniture, bikes, reusable household items, phones, laptops and small appliances
If your entire load is made up of reusable or recyclable household goods, you may be able to drop it off for free at Earthlink, 25 Peterkin Street, Taitā. Find out more: Earthlink Recycling
Accepted: Double glazed glass, Low-E glass, factory tinted glass, obscured glass, annealed glass, tempered glass, laminated glass
Not accepted: Glass in frames, vinyl-backed mirror glass, Georgian wired glass, vinyl splash backs, pyro ceramic glass, painted glass
Accepted: Rimu, matai, tōtara and other hardwoods (e.g. weatherboards, studs and floorboards over 1 metre in length)
Not accepted: Pine or treated timber, native timber shorter than 1 metre
Accepted: Fridges, washing machines, dryers or dishwashers
Accepted: Light and heavy gauge metals
Accepted: Flattened clean cardboard
Accepted: Clean bottles and jars
Not accepted: Lids, tableware or Pyrex, lightbulbs, mirrors or window glass
If you have more than 100kg of greenwaste, then it will be cheaper to drop off pure greenwaste loads rather than mixed waste loads with voucher discount due to the significant lower landfill fee for pure greenwaste loads.
Accepted: Free drop off for up to five tyres per visit, must be free of dirt and debris
Not accepted: No tyres on rims, no large or commercial loads
Only tyres up to 900mm in diameter are accepted here. If you have large volumes of tyres, you can arrange to get Tyrewise to collect them.
Find out more about Tyrewise on their website.
More than five tyres, or tyres in mixed loads, are not free but can be included in a discount voucher.
Questions?
Get in touch with us via waste@huttcity.govt.nz or call 04 570 6666.